Vancouver, Canada

Vancouver is located on the west coast of Canada. I lived there for a year and a half from august 2015 to december 2016, before I moved back to Paris. I went to Vancouver Film School (VFS) to attend the « Acting Essentials » and « Acting for Film and TV » programs.

Vancouver is a typical north american city. The city is surrounded by the ocean, the mountains and the skyscrapers of the city center. If you love nature, Vancouver is a city for you. If you love rain as well, because it rains 300 days per year (no wonder some name it Raincouver …). Don’t forget your umbrella, you’ll need it … or go there between June to September. But let me kill a myth here :

“No, there aren’t 3 meters of snow in the city in winter, and temperatures are rarely negatives. Same weather as Paris in December, meaning it’s grey and cold.”

Accomodation : hotel or Airbnb (I stayed in a Airbnb when I arrived. Favorite neighborhoods : West End and Coal Harbour).

Advise : Avoid accomodations is the neighborhood of East Hasting St.

Buses and trains work well in Vancouver. If you’d like to go to North Vancouver, you can even take the Seabus from Waterfront Station in Downtown Vancouver. It will lead you directly to Lonsdale Sea Market. Buy a Compass Card. If you want to buy a bus ticket directly in the bus, you will need to have the exact change.

If you want to go to bars or clubs while you’re in Vancity, Granville St will be the place to go as the majority of the bars and clubs are located there. Gastown also have great bars and clubs.